Recently, I had the great privilege of interviewing Patrick Dacy, founder and owner of Duke’s Liquor Box in Greenpoint Brooklyn. This article is a synthesis of our conversation which I tried to keep as close to the actual audio as possible.

We touched on several topics surrounding the production and exportation of agave spirits from Mexico. This first conversation will provide a clear and informed understanding of how agave distillates are made including what information to look for on a bottle’s label.

We get asked this question a lot, as you can imagine! The answer is simply, “tiny cup”. We decided to make our version of the archetypal mezcal copita because we wanted something from which to drink this exquisite spirit that matched its specialness......